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Commons Hansard for 5 May 1919 (Volume 115)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
24 February 2026 at 8.07am.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House of Commons
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Oral Answers to Questions
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Coal Exports (Hull)
Railway Staffs (Superannuation Allowances)
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London Railway Stations Closed
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Benzol Supply
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Cotton Industry (Japanese Competition)
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Electricity (Bulk Supply)
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Gas and Electric Light (Rationing)
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Food Supplies
Frozen Meat (Government Purchases)
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Wheat
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Cereals
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Milk Depots
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Milk
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Underground Railways, London (Rates)
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Clothes and Boots (Prices)
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British-America Nickel Corporation
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S.S. "Royal" (Sale)
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Railway Holiday Traffic
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Southern Albania
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Allotment Holders
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Re-Afforestation
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Munitions
Machine Tool Department (Amalgamation)
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Electric Supply (Subsidy)
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Brickyards
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State Manufactories
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Naval and Military Pensions and Grants
Discharged Soldiers (Cinematograph Instruction)
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War Pensions Committees (Staff Appointments)
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Royal Engineers, K Company
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War Gratuities
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R.E. Officers' Widows (Indian Service)
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Tottenham Employment Exchange
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Road Board Operations
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Out-Of-Work Donation
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Royal Navy
Royal Dockyards (Pay and Pensions)
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War Decorations
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War Gratuities
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Engine Room Personnel (Pay)
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Jerram Committee
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Whisky and Beer Supplies
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Licensed Premises (Control)
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Agricultural Wages Board
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Reconstruction (American Contracts)
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Propaganda (Foreign Countries)
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Dumping
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Postal and Telegraph Facilities (Deptford)
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Telegrams (Government Departments)
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Medal Awards (New Armies)
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Agricultural Work (With-Drawal of Soldiers)
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Postal Arrangements, Archangel
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Demobilisation
Army Service Corps
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Military Occupation of Houses, East Coast
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Troops for Russia
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Army Officers' Pensions
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Soldiers Accommodation (London)
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Mechanical Transport Depot, Kempton Park
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Ireland (Passports to Americans)
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Revolution in Hungary
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Housing of the Working Classes (Ireland) Bill
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City and Metropolitan Police
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Prevention of Anthrax [Expenses]
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Supply (Standing Committee C)
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Bill Presented
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Orders of the Day
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Housing and Town Planning (Scotland) Bill
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Wages (Temporary Regulation) Extension Bill
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City of London Police Bill
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers to Questions
Questions
League of Nations (Head-Quarters)
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Conscientious Objectors
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Chicory (Excise Duty)
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Excess Profits Duty (Regulations)
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Currency Notes
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Realisable Assets (Government Sales)
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Imperial Preference (Sugar)
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Silk Goods (Imports)
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Farmers' Assessments
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War Office (Ex-Soldier Clerks)
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Local Authorities' Expenditure (Treasury Control)
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Government Departments (Messengers)
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Brewing Licences
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Fish Trade (Control)
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Milk (.Prices)
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Sick-Berth Staff (Inquiry)
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Dockyard Craftmen (War Services)
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Commanders (Promotion)
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Officers Holding Active Rank
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Prize Money Claim
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Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar
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Applications for Release
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Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Vendroux
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Grounds for Release
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Method of Selection
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Egyptian Expeditionary Force
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Armament Artificers
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Soldiers Unidentified
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Demobilised Soldiers' Accounts
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Signallers (Gratuity)
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6th Worcester Regiment (Private C. Wilson)
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Soldiers' Estates
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Colonial Forces (Gratuity)
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International Aerial Navigation
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Ministry of Munitions (Contractors' Claims)
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Overseas Soldiers (Repatriation)
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Scotland Yard (Special Branch)
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Friendly Aliens (Changes of Residence)
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Metropolitan Police Force (Appointments)
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Aliens Restriction Bill (Draft Order)
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Clubs (Sale of Liquor)
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Lighting Regulations (Cyclists)
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"Working Classes" (Definition)
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Building Materials
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Committee or Inquiry
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Timber Supply Department (Wages)
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Bottles (Imports)
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Glass Goods (Import Licences)
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Petrol Supplies
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Timber Buying (Mr. Meyer's Appointment)
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Whisky Clearances
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Mails (Great Britain and Holland)
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Land Settlement (Off Farms)
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Allotments
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Land Cultivation Order (Rent Claims)
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Embassies (Establishment and Cost)
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Consul-Generals (Salaries and Allowances)
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Diplomatic Services (Ambassadors, Councillors, and Secretaries)
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Lenin's Speeches (Publication)
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